Colo. Authorities Release Video of the Moment a Train Hits Patrol Car with Handcuffed Woman Inside

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: Fort Lupton Police Department

A new clip shows the moment a freight trainslammed into a Colorado patrol carwith a detained and handcuffed woman sitting inside.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation shared in anews releasethat she is expected to survive her injuries. ThePlatteville Police Department confirmedafter the crash that the town would no longer be “commenting further on this unfortunate incident.”

“The Town is fully cooperating with all relevant investigations and will await findings on the specific involvement of its employee in this matter,” a Facebook statement read.

The victim had reportedly been detained at a traffic stop after a Platteville officer received a report of an alleged road rage incident involving a gun in Ft. Lupton leading up to the crash. While Rios-Gonzalez parked away from the tracks, an officer parked on on the tracks. The CBI then shared that she was detained for “suspicion of felony menacing,” asPEOPLEpreviously reported. Two Ft. Lupton officers later arrived, and she was put in the back of the patrol car that was still sitting on the train tracks.

“She saw it coming and could hear the horn,” Wilkinson toldThe Post. “She was trying to get the police officers' attention, screaming at them. She tried unlocking the door. She had her hands behind her back and was frantically trying to unlock the door.”

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In the clip, officers can be seen searching through Rios-Gonzalez’s vehicle, as blaring horns from the train become increasingly more apparent. Officers can be heard screaming “oh my God” and alerting others to “stay back,” as one camera view shows an officer walk away from the vehicle with the victim still inside. After some sparks and a loud crashing noise, the car then appears to be carried for a second or two as officers call for help.

Other portions of the clip show Rios-Gonzalez being detained and placed inside the back seat of the vehicle. In it, she asks, “What’s going on?” and to get her cell phone out of her vehicle.

“While specific details cannot be provided, C.B.I. agents are actively investigating its portion of the case through interviews and a comprehensive review of evidentiary material from the scene,“the agency later shared.

source: people.com